| Re: The Free Market and The State |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: PubliusPublius Date: Sep 16, 2008 13:30
> Since states exist to control scarce resources, it is evident that
> there can not be a market operating optimally when there is a state.
> States further interfere in markets by granting monopolies in various
> ways through licensure, patent laws and so on.
Tsk, tsk. States are created to protect rights, and are granted sufficient
power to accomplish that task. But they quickly metastasize into "power
wells" (similar to gravity wells) attracting all power with their reach
into themselves.
BTW, what is "scarce" and what is a "resource" is defined by markets, not
States. But States do seek to control whatever will extend or enhance or
consolidate their power.
> In asking whether something is an optimal solution, as you do, you
> must specify what the goal is.
Absolutely right!
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